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The wind blown ripple patterns in the sand at Clam Harbour Beach are illuminated by the evening light.
Cotton Bayou Public Access
25900 Perdido Beach Blvd
Orange Beach, Alabama
Photo taken on March 1, 2023
Sometimes our objective is clear. Sometimes a pathway leads us right to our goal. Sometimes our goal is better than we had hoped. At this point we just sit in awe of what we found.
This could be happiness.
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Found growing on our sand dunes.
About this weed
This perennial grass was originally introduced from tropical Africa and the Middle East but is now widespread in disturbed areas on the Swan Coastal Plain and as far north as Geraldton. It was originally used for ornamental purposes and sand binding. Is declared a noxious weed in New South Wales and Queensland. It out competes native plants and increases fuel loads in summer and autumn.
Description
This tufted, perennial appears in spring and actively grows through till the end of summer. Water availability (particularly wetter summers) affects seed production and may favour the spread of seed. Seed set can occur without fertilisation. Seedlings readily establish in wetter years and then become drought tolerant in drier years, allowing it to maintain dominance over other grasses.
Impact on Bushland
Fountain Grass readily out-competes native plants and can alter nutrient cycling and increase fire fuel loads. It has a high phenotypic plasticity – Phenotypic plasticity refers to some of the changes in an organism’s behavior, morphology and physiology in response to a unique environment (source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotypic_plasticity). It recovers well from defoliation by rapidly reshooting and flowering.
Part of the Rocky Mountains, with the sand dunes from the Great Sand Dunes National Park in the front. (Southern Colorado, close to Alamosa)
GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK - COLORADO
The soft curves of the dunes against the sharp backdrop of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. View from High Dune.
Another picture from my trip to Death Valley last February. This picture is probably one of my favorites I took back there On that one, I focused on the sand pattern in the foreground. In my quest for an unspoilt spot, this is about as good as it got!
Under an immense canopy of pristine, cinematic blue, the desert stretches out in smooth, undulating waves of pale amber, carved by unseen winds into elegant, minimalist slopes.
Rising like a rugged monument from this sea of shifting grains is a chaotic cluster of weathered boulders. Their surfaces etched with the deep, fractured history of thermal stress and desert time display a rich palette of charcoal greys and oxidized rust reds.
Harsh, blazing sunlight casts crisp, dramatic shadows across the sand, anchoring these stony monoliths to the earth and imbuing the scene with a profound, silent tension between the ephemeral and the eternal.
A vast desert landscape with a rocky outcrop situated amidst sandy dunes under a clear blue sky. Fine, light-colored sand forms gently sloping dunes that are dynamically shaped by wind action.
A distinct cluster of weathered boulders and smaller rocky debris emerges from the sand. These stones show varying colors from dark grey to reddish-brown, indicative of varying mineral compositions and exposure to desert weathering processes
The rocky outcrop acts as the primary visual anchor, broken up into distinct shapes and tones that contrast sharply with the uniform sand. Subtle wind ripples and shadows in the foreground sand draw the viewer's eye diagonally upward toward the central rocks.
The large, uninterrupted areas of sky and smooth sand create a strong sense of isolation and scale. The deep blue of the sky contrasts beautifully with the warm, golden-beige tones of the desert sand.
The harsh, direct sunlight creates deep, sharp shadows behind the stones, adding three-dimensional depth to an otherwise flat landscape. The rocks display a mix of cool greys and warm rust-reds, preventing the central subject from looking monochromatic.
The image thrives on the contrast between the soft, fluid texture of the wind-swept sand dunes and the hard, jagged, weathered surfaces of the boulders.
Scattered smaller stones in the mid-ground bridge the gap between the smooth foreground sand and the dense central pile.
By joining these two ideas, the title creates a poetic narrative that perfectly mirrors the physical contrast shown.
The Unyielding captures the permanent, solid nature of the heavy rocky outcrop that resists the elements while
The Fleeting beautifully represents the sandy dunes, which are constantly moving, reshaping, and being carried away by the desert wind.
Nope. Just sand dunes catching first light on a late Spring morning. Shot from a helicopter near Swakopmund, Namibia 20250507 Vibrant Sunrise Near Swakopmund
The most easily accessible dunes in Death Valley National Park. I have to go back sometime and visit the least accessible!